Aloft

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aloft \A*loft"\ (?; 115), adv. [Pref. a- + loft, which properly
     meant air. See {Loft}.]
     1. On high; in the air; high above the ground. "He steers his
        flight aloft." --Milton.
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     2. (Naut.) In the top; at the mast head, or on the higher
        yards or rigging; overhead; hence (Fig. and Colloq.), in
        or to heaven.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aloft \A*loft"\, prep.
     Above; on top of. [Obs.]
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           Fresh waters run aloft the sea.          --Holland.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  aloft
       adv 1: at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship;
              "climbed aloft to unfurl the sail"
       2: upward; "the good news sent her spirits aloft"
       3: at or to great height; high up in or into the air; "eagles
          were soaring aloft"; "dust is whirled aloft"
       4: in the higher atmosphere above the earth; "weather
          conditions aloft are fine"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  36 Moby Thesaurus words for "aloft":
     aboard, above, abovestairs, afloat, airward, all aboard, aloof,
     athwart the hawse, athwarthawse, aye, before the mast, high,
     high up, in flight, in sail, in the air, in the clouds, on board,
     on board ship, on deck, on high, on shipboard, on stilts,
     on the peak, on tiptoe, over, overhead, skyward, straight up,
     tiptoe, to the zenith, topside, up, upstairs, upward, upwards